Vehicle-wheel.



PATENTED AUG. 16, 1904.

A. J. CARLEY.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 7, 1904.

N0 MODEL.

Inventor Witnesses Attorney UNITED STATES Patented August 16, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

ALLEN J. oARLEY, OF ZwoLLE, LOUISIANA, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF TO GEORGELEONE, oE ZWOLLE, LOUISIANA.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 767,542, dated August16, 1904.

, Application filed January '7, 1904.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALLEN J. OAKLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Zwolle, in the parish of Sabine and State of Louisiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Wheels; and I dodeclare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in the construction of Wheels forvehicles; and it consists of certain novel features of construction,combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be more fully described,and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of awagon-body mounted upon wheels constructed in accordance with theinvention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged side view of one of the wheels and itssupport removed from the wagon-body. Fig. 3 is an edge view of the same,and Fig. 4 is a central vertical longitudinal sectional view.

Referring more particularly to thedraW- ings, 1 denotes the body of thewagon.

2 denotes the improved wheel, which consists of an outer rim or treadmember 3, having an interior annular flange 4. Within the space formedby the annular flange 4 is arranged a wheel 5, which is of slightly lessdiameter than said space and which has a rim 6 of substantially the samethickness as the flange 4E. The wheel 5 is provided with radial spokes 7which are here shown as four in number and are connected to acentrally-arranged hub 8. To each side of the spokes 7 aresecuredradially-disposed arms or bars 9, which project beyond the edge of therim 6 and engage the flange 4:, thereby holding the wheel 5 in place.within the space formed by said flange.

The rim or tread member 3 and the wheel 5 are arranged between the arms10 of a forked support 12, in the lower ends of which is arranged ashort axle 13, on which is journaled the wheel 5. The upper end or head14 of the Serial No. 188,095. (No model.)

forked support is formed with an offset or bearing bracket, in which isjournaled a wheel or roller 15. This roller is adapted to bear on theedge of the rim or tread member 3 and supports the body of the vehicle.The arms of the forked support are of such length that the lower edge ofthe wheel 5 does not engage the lower portion of the flange 4, so thatthe entire weight of the load is supported by the outer rim or treadmember 3, through the roller 15, which being mounted in the oflsetbracket will engage the rim 3 in advance of the center of the same,thereby drawing the weight of the load forward of the center of gravity,so as to reduce the resistance to forward traction of the vehicle. Thisaction is further facilitated by the engagement of the forward edge ofthe inner wheel 5 with the forward side of the annular flange 4: on theinner edge of the rim as the vehicle is moved along.

The forked supports may be attached to the vehicle-body in any suitablemanner, but are here shown as provided with an upwardlyprojecting stem16, which is adapted to engage a socket or recess 17 in the bolsters ofthe Vehicle.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readily understood without requiring a more extendedexplanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

A vehicle-wheel comprising an outer rim or said flange and hold saidwheel in place; an In testimony whereof I have hereunto set offsetbearing-bracket formed on the forward my hand in presence of twosubscribing Witside of said head, a roller journaled in said nesses.

bracket to engage the tread of said rim at a ALLEN J. CARLEY. point inadvance of the same and axis of the Witnesses: Wheel, and means forattaching said head to J. W. GAHLEN,

the vehicle, substantially as described. WVM. TYLER.

